Polity Taifa of Lisbon

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Was one of the Taifas (independent Muslim principality) in the Iberian Peninsula that emerged in the period following the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba.

Establishment

  • January 1023: The Taifa of Lisbon encompassed the Lisbon region, of present-day Portugal, from 1022.

Chronology

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1. Reconquista

Were a series military campaigns from the 8th century until 1492 by the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula to reconquer the region from the Islamic rulers that had conquered it during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania.

  • June 1147: Siege of Lisbon.
  • October 1147: Siege of Lisbon.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1035: Taifa of Lisbon conquered by the Taifa of Badajoz.
  • January 1142: The Wazirids establish an independent Taifa in Lisbon.

Disestablishment

  • June 1147: Siege of Lisbon.
  • October 1147: Siege of Lisbon.